310: Julien Parrot - How Moving to a New Country Changed My Photography

<p>Moving to a new country can be an incredibly daunting proposition, especially in the current geo-political environment; however, it can also open up doors to new experiences, cultures, and landscapes. </p> <p>This week I had the pleasure of speaking with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/julien.parrot/?hl=en'>Julien Parrot</a> - a photographer from France now living in Australia. Julien and I talked about how moving to a new country has completely changed his outlook and approach to photography.</p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>How Julien got into photography.</li> <li>How moving to a new country has re-shaped his photography.</li> <li>How he has adapted to living abroad as a photographer.</li> <li>How not doubting his photographer stunted his growth as an artist.</li> <li>How confidence can be a double-edged sword.</li> <li>How to objectively critique our own work.</li> <li>How photography competitions have helped him in his growth as a photographer.</li> <li>His approach to photographing fireflies.</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> <li>Join me over on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/?ref=mattpayne3'>Nature Photographer's Network</a> and use the code "FSTOP10" for a 10% discount!</li> <li><a href='https://naturallandscapeawards.com/'>Natural Landscape Photography Awards</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Julien recommended on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/msc_ciccone/'>Michael Ciccone</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/antongorlin/'>Anton Gorlin</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/monpetitreflex/'>Sylvain Lepoutre</a>.</li> </ul> <p>I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via <a href='http://www.instagram.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Instagram</a>, <a href='http://www.facebook.com/MattPaynePhotography'>Facebook</a>, or <a href='http://t